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Recent Examples of pianist
Marcus Shelby is teaming with pianist Jason Moran for a set of concerts dedicated to the legendary Duke Ellington.
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Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
The show’s music comes from off-stage pianist Lex Leigh, who also functions as the music director, providing the arrangements rhythm and other tracking instrumentation as needed.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025
The rapper marveled at the breadth of talent being honored on the night, singling out jazz pianist Error Garner, rock producer/engineer Glyn Johns and rapper Roxanne Shante.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2025
Among them: renowned British pianist John Tilbury, trumpeter Axel Dörner, saxophonist Evan Parker, and percussionist Steve Noble.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2025
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Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
The show’s music comes from off-stage pianist Lex Leigh, who also functions as the music director, providing the arrangements rhythm and other tracking instrumentation as needed.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025
The rapper marveled at the breadth of talent being honored on the night, singling out jazz pianist Error Garner, rock producer/engineer Glyn Johns and rapper Roxanne Shante.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2025
Among them: renowned British pianist John Tilbury, trumpeter Axel Dörner, saxophonist Evan Parker, and percussionist Steve Noble.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pianist
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The daughter of a church organist, Flack began playing classical piano at a young age.—
Kalhan Rosenblatt,
NBC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Bottom 12, eliminated from at least next two ballots Helen Dell, 22.7% (18.3%): More love than expected for the long-time stadium organist.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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Celeb flutist Nestor Torres chatted with Miami Beach’s First Couple from the sidelines, inquiring as to what the insanity was all about.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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The amplification managed to illuminate Third Coast, which was joined by flutist Constance Volk.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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His post-birthday goal is to perform at least twice a month with the brassy band, which is deftly anchored by drummer Pat Pfiffner.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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British drummer Rick Buckler, best known for his work in the mod rock band The Jam, has died, according to reports.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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But above all, there’s the rumble of the drums, intricately recorded by Italian British percussionist Valentina Magaletti and spun to kuduro heaven by Príncipe Discos all-star Nídia Borges.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
5 Dec. 2024
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During the trip, the orchestra will partner with the renowned Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco in a series of workshops led by Grammy award-winning percussionist and bandleader Javier Cabanillas.—
Cyril A. Reinicke,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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It’s been less than a year since J-Hope last released music as a soloist.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The violin soloist is Adrian Sylveen and the conductor is Damiano Tognetti.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
1 Feb. 2025
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Other performers included Harry Connick Jr. with jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard, the Soul Rebels and the Original Pinettes.—
Nicole Fell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Feb. 2025
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Other honorees included jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, who played God Bless America at a State Department ceremony on Saturday night.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
8 Dec. 2024
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Your current band features two members of The Zombies, drummer Steve Rodford — who is Jim Rodford’s son — and guitarist Soren Koch, and two members of The Strawbs, keyboardist Dave Bainbridge and bassist Chas Cronk.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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First up, the Deftones — featuring vocalist Chino Moreno, guitarist Stephen Carpenter, drummer Abe Cunningham and keyboardist/turntablist Frank Delgado – perform a huge homecoming show on March 1 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.—
Jim Harrington,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Pianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pianist. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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